Hosted by Bill Petro · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 106 episodes
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Just enough history to inform, intrigue, and entertain. Short podcasts on the backstory of holidays, historical individuals, and historic anniversaries to learn enough to dazzle your friends and impress your family. Host: Bill Petro #History #Holidays
Bill Petro hosts Friendly Neighborhood Historian, a history show with 106 episodes published.
What part did the Enlightenment and the revival of the Great Awakening play in the American Revolution? Blog: https://billpetro.com/american-revolution-reason-and-religion #America-250 #AmericanRevolution #Independence #
Why do the 250 years of America represent a unique nation in world history? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-america-250-years #America-250 #UnitedStates #USA
Who was this prophet, what was his history, and how has his life been celebrated around the world throughout history? How is it related to Midsummer ? https://billpetro.com/st-john-the-baptist #StJohnTheBaptistDay #Midsu
How a Scottish immigrant preacher became the sole clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-john-witherspoon #JohnWitherspoon #FoundingFather #AmericanRevolution
BBC Radio 5 Live interview to discuss the traditions of an American New Year's Eve celebration. Blog: https://billpetro.com/interview-history-behind-new-years-eve #BBC #NewYearsEve
Who was St. John the Apostle, and what was his role in the history of Christianity and the Bible? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-feast-of-st-john #StJohn #FeastOfStJohn
Who were they, where were they from, why did they come, what is their part in the Christmas narrative? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-wise-men #WiseMen #Magi #Christmas
What did the most powerful individual in the world have to do with the humble Nativity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-christmas-caesar-augustus #CaesarAugustus #Nativity #Bethlehem
What was the historical and political context at the time of Jesus' birth in Jerusalem and Rome? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-king-herod/ #HerodTheGreat #Christmas
Why is the song so popular, and why does it always seem to come back into popularity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-white-christmas/ #WhiteChristmas #Christmas
Why Squanto already knew English when he met the Pilgrims in Massachusetts. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-thanksgiving-friendly-indian #Thanksgiving #Squanto #NativeAmerican
Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Poppy Day. Why we have remembered this day each year for over a century. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-veterans-day #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay #ArmisticeDay #Poppy
What is the origin of a Jubilee Year, what's the origin, how has it been observed in the past, and what does it mean for this year? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-jubilee-year #JubileeYear #HolyYear #RomanCatholi
How old is this pilgrimage, what is its historical significance, how do people travel it now? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-via-francigena-pilgrimage #ViaFrancigena #Pilgrimage #Rome
What does pilgrim mean, what are the secular & sacred pilgrimages of the world's religions, including Judaism, Islam, and Christianity? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-pilgrimages #Pilgrimages #Rome #Christianity
What is the science, how does it define Fall, and how does it differ from the Vernal Equinox? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-fall-what-is-the-autumnal-equinox #Fall #Autumn #Equinox
Why would it start in September rather than October? Should it be Septemberfest? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-oktoberfest #Oktoberfest #Munich #Germany
Like a long walk off a short plank, this is the origin, growing popularity, media coverage, and linguistic history of the Geek holiday. Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-talk-like-a-pirate-day #TalkLikeAPirate #Pira
What is the origin of the Left vs. Right divide, what are the differences, how does it impact us today? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-left-vs-the-right #Civics #France #Left-Right
How was the Constitution written on this date in 1787, ratified a year later, and effective the year after that? Blog: https://billpetro.com/history-of-the-constitution-of-the-united-states/ #Constitution #History #Unite
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